diff --git a/src/de/marcel_kapfer/c/morseconverter/Morse.java b/src/de/marcel_kapfer/c/morseconverter/Morse.java
index 769c2cd..9a9f05d 100644
--- a/src/de/marcel_kapfer/c/morseconverter/Morse.java
+++ b/src/de/marcel_kapfer/c/morseconverter/Morse.java
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ public class Morse extends JFrame {
 				while (signFull) {
 					if (inputToSign.toString().startsWith("       ")) {
 						output.append(" ");
-						inputToSign.delete(d, d + 9);
+						inputToSign.delete(d, d + 7);
 					} else if (inputToSign.toString().substring(d, d + 3)
 							.equals("   ")) {
 						if (d == 0) {